Why children think they should tell the truth in court: developmental considerations for the assessment of competency

This study explored the development of children's understanding of telling the truth in court. Ninety-six children, from 7 to 13 years of age, were presented individually with hypothetical vignettes in which a child had witnessed, or had been involved with a crime and was required to give testi...

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Main Author: Ruck, Martin D. 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 1996, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-116
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